Hour of Code at DDS
This week was Computer Science Education week. To mark the occasion code.org challenged students all over the world to spend an hour creating computer code. This would be an intimidating challenge for many adults but our students have taken this on with enthusiasm. Code.org has created a student friendly “code studio” in which students interact with Angry birds and “Frozen” princesses to solve problems and learn the basics of coding. As of today over 60 million students have taken part and some of those students are from right here at Douglasdale School.
This week we have had students in Grade 1,
3 and 4 all try out their own Hour of Code
and the results have been fantastic. In each group all of the students were
excited and engaged in the process of creating, problem solving and sharing. Grade 1’s were able to show that they are
capable of logging on to the school network, finding a folder on the server and
linking to a specially designed web access form. All the grades have shown that
that they can very quickly learn the “language” of coding and begin to
independently move objects, create sequences and debug errors. Perhaps most importantly students have shown
that, when they are engaged in the process, they are capable of demonstrating
great perseverance when faced with a difficult task.
We will continue to expand this experience
for all our students so that all can experience the fun and challenge of this
most important 21st century skill.
